Alpine, Alaska
Alpine, Alaska | |
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Former Census-designated place (CDP) | |
 Part of the Alpine Oil Field | |
  Alpine, Alaska Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 70°14′18″N 150°59′40″W / 70.23833°N 150.99444°WCoordinates: 70°14′18″N 150°59′40″W / 70.23833°N 150.99444°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Harry K. Brower, Jr. |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Dean Westlake (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.2 sq mi (101.5 km2) |
| • Land | 38.3 sq mi (99.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 250 (workers) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-01882 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1865544 |
Alpine is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 0 at the 2000 United States Census,[1] but it was not included in the 2010 census.[3]
Alpine is the site of a major oil drilling and production operation operated by ConocoPhillips. Most employees, staffed primarily by commuter residents of Nuiqsut, work a two-week on and two week off work schedule.[citation needed]
Geography[]
Alpine is located at 70°14′18″N 150°59′40″W / 70.238218°N 150.994388°W.[1] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 39.2 mi² (101.5 km²), of which 38.3 mi² (99.1 km²) is land and 0.9 mi² (2.4 km²), or 2.40%, is water.[1] It is located 8 miles north of Nuiqsut, Alaska.
Climate[]
| hideClimate data for Alpine, Alaska | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | −9.9 (−23.3) |
−8.2 (−22.3) |
−5.1 (−20.6) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
48.6 (9.2) |
56.4 (13.6) |
51.1 (10.6) |
40.2 (4.6) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
8.3 (−13.2) |
−4.3 (−20.2) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
| Average low °F (°C) | −22.0 (−30.0) |
−21.3 (−29.6) |
−18.9 (−28.3) |
−0.4 (−18.0) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
34.2 (1.2) |
42.8 (6.0) |
38.5 (3.6) |
32.7 (0.4) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
−4.9 (−20.5) |
−16.5 (−26.9) |
8.4 (−13.1) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.34 (8.6) |
0.51 (13) |
0.38 (9.7) |
0.40 (10) |
0.21 (5.3) |
0.78 (20) |
1.40 (36) |
1.37 (35) |
0.79 (20) |
0.84 (21) |
0.53 (13) |
0.57 (14) |
8.12 (205.6) |
| Source: Weather Atlas[4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics[]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2000 | 0 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
Alpine first appeared as a census-designated place (CDP) in 2000, but did not report any residents.[6] Its status as a CDP was abolished as of the 2010 census.[7]
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were no permanent people living in the CDP, but approximately 250 workers in the work camp.
Production History[]
Discovered in 1994 and declared commercial in 1996, the Alpine Oil Pool was the largest oil field discovered in the US in over a decade. Development drilling began in 1998, and nine facilities modules were delivered to the North Slope via sealift during July 1999. Regular production began in November 2000. The Alpine Oil Pool produced an average of 97,485 BOPD during 2003 and 98,895 BOPD in 2004. Major upgrades were undertaken in 2004 to the water handling capacity and in 2005 to the oil handling, seawater injection and gas handling capacity. These upgrades enabled the production to peak at 130,687 barrels (20,777.6 m3) in November 2005. Since that peak, production from the pool has declined, despite continued development drilling operations and stood at an average of 44,126 barrels (7,015.5 m3) during first six months of 2019.[9][10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Places (2000)". [2000 Census Gazetteer Files]. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (TXT) on 2002-12-17. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Alpine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Places (2010): Alaska" (TXT). [2010 Census Gazetteer Files]. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Alpine, Alaska, USA - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data". NOAA. Retrieved 1 Jun 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-1-3.pdf
- ^ https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-3.pdf
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://aogweb.state.ak.us/PoolStatistics/Pool/Overview?poolNo=120100
- ^ https://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/404071573.shtml
External links[]
- Alpine at the Community Database Online from the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs
- Maps from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development: 2000
- National Geographic visits Alaska's North Slope
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- Former census-designated places in Alaska
- Populated coastal places in Alaska on the Arctic Ocean
- Populated places of the Arctic United States
- Road-inaccessible communities of Alaska
- Unincorporated communities in Alaska
- Unincorporated communities in North Slope Borough, Alaska